Man Dies While In-Custody at Hospital; Investigation Underway
DATE: September 2, 2025, at 3:30 p.m.
INCIDENT: In-Custody Death Investigation
LOCATION: West Valley Detention Center, 9500 Etiwanda Avenue, Rancho Cucamonga
DECEDENT: Caesar Duane Rogers, 64-years-old, Resident of San Bernardino
SUMMARY:
On Tuesday, September 2, 2025, at about 3:15 p.m., nursing staff at the Arrowhead Regional Medical Center discovered Inmate Caesar Rogers had stopped breathing. A physician responded and Rogers was pronounced deceased. Rogers had been receiving treatment for a serious medical condition since his incarceration in 2023.
The Sheriff’s Specialized Investigations Division responded and assumed the investigation.
Rogers was arrested on March 18, 2023, by the San Bernardino Police Department for PC 211 – Robbery and booked in at the Central Detention Center. He was later transferred to the West Valley Detention Center where he remained until his death.
Anyone with information regarding this case is asked to contact the Specialized Investigations Division at 909-890-4904. Callers wishing to remain anonymous should contact We-Tip at 1-800-78-CRIME (27463) or go to wetip.com.
Refer: Detective S. Lenihan or Sergeant N. Craig
Station: Specialized Investigations Division
Phone No. 909-890-4904
Case No. DR# 342502400 H# 2025-078
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
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655 E 3rd St
San Bernardino, CA 92408
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